Kato Kaio's Story

Kato looks at the ground beneath him as the dozens of humans walk by"I used to be one of them"Thought kato keeping his eyes on the ground.It was a rather gloomy morning.The sky was covered in heavy grey clouds that made the morning feel like dusk to kato.He wore a simple black hoodie in which he always wore with the hood up and his face hidden.The old wore out loss fit jeans he always wore looked as though there prime was years ago.What he had on was all he owned excluding a few dollars in his pocket he managed to acquire doing odd jobs around town.He had been in this town for 4 days now and he knew it would soon be time to move on again.If he did not they would find him and drag him back to what he now called"The torture chamber".Kato sighed and looked up to the sky,a small drop of rain fell on his face as he did.The very next second the rain picked up a bit and kato pulled his hood father over his face before he began to walk down the street.He wondered which direction he should travel now.Defiantly not back east,that's where they were.Kato dug his hands into the pockets of his hoodie and continued down the street not knowing where the wind would take him next.

Kato had just turned the corner when a girl ran right into him.Kato stumbled back and fell on his as* fro the impact"Ouch"Was all kato said before looking up at the girl.He instantly recognized her as syn,syn had been experimented on just like kato though he knew what was done to each of them was very different.Kato had not seen syn or any others like him in weeks.Apparently syn was doing as kato was and wandering from town to town.Despite the fact kato knew syn and they both shared a bit in common it did not change the fact that kato had no people skills and even worse a fear of women.Kato stood and pulled his hood farther over his face to hide it.He was shaking quite violently and he knew he was bright red"S-s-syn"Was all kato could say at the moment due to his nerves.Kato wanted to ask her if she was ok but he did not have the courage.

Kato watched syn leave wondering if he should really wait for her or not.Before he was experimented on kato was not big on making friends,the main reason being that he never talked to anyone.He had always been alone why should today be any different.Kato sighed and after pulling his hoddie over his face more began to walk away again.

Kato walked down the street with his hands in his hoodie pocket,he was deep in thought"Maybe i should have at least stayed and waited for syn,after all he did know her if only slightly and they would be no shortage on conversation topics".Kato sighed and cursed himself for being so damn shy.Kato continued to curse himself before suddenly seeing a familiar sight.A large black van,any normal person would think it was a simple black van but kato knew better.He knew that the agency that experimented on him drove those black vans in search for escapees.Kato rushed behind a dumpster and hide making sure they did not see him.The van drove right past him and up the street he just came from.Thats when it suddenly hit kato"Syn,its heading right for her".Kato knew that if the van spotted her she would be discovered"Oh crap"Thought kato as he ran out from behind the dumpster and down the street hoping he would not be to late.

Kato ran down the street as fast as he could hoping he would catch syn before the van spotted her"I knew i shouldn't have stayed in this town so long".Kato took a shortcut through and ally way in order to get in front of the van still remaining out of sight"Gotta find syn"Thought kato searching frantically for the girl.

Kato was a bit surprised to see none other than the boy known only as dark before him.Kato had only met the boy a total of two times while at the facility but he knew him enough to know dark was a freak.He stood there staring at darks knife thinking"He's here as well,no wonder they found us so easy".Normally kato would struggle to speak with another living being but dark was different,kato did not feel the need to be nervous by him though he did not like dark much as it was"Dark what the hell are you gonna do,you go out there alone and your gonna end up back at the facility real quick"

Kato scowled at dark,he may be a mindless,psycho killer but he was still and escapee just like kato"You wont get that lucky forever dark,they will find your weakness and use it to keep you in check.You wont escape a second time,your lucky you got out the first time.Use your head for once and help me protect syn.Maybe if we work together we will have a better chance at a new life".Kato knew it was pointless reasoning with dark but he tried anyway.

"Your anger for one"Said kato staring at the white of darks eyes"These guys are not stupid,they can and will capture you if you go out there alone.You think your almighty,you think your hot shit,well your not.Your just a child to them,you cant win".Kato suddenly seemed a bit angry as he spoke"You know what i dont even care,go out there and provide a distraction,it will allow me to escape easily anyway.I could care less what happens to a retard like you.But im not going to get captured today"

Kato watched dark leave suddenly feeling sorry for the guy.Out of all the escapees he was most likely the most missunderstood.He spent the most time in solitary confinement due to his aggression.Kato looked up to syn for a moment before sighing and slapping his forehead"Idiot,im not leaving you to die".Kato turned and ran after dark,he was not going to let him go in alone.

Haley was relieved when Syn walked into the ally, finally a familiar face. "Hey Syn!" She said with a smile. "What's going on with the van out there?" She asked, "my plan was just to stay out of sight, I feel like if I fight it they'll know where I am and send more, but if they don't see me they just might let me be, you know?" She had hoped for that to be the plan but the sound of gunfire in the streets confirmed that staying out of sight wouldn't be an option.

Haley caught the keys and just looked at them for a minute. "I don't know how to drive." She said. When you're born and raised in a lab, there are certain skills you never get a chance to learn. Not to mention the idea of being in such a small enclosed space made her nervous. She couldn't just spread her wings and fly away from the inside of a van. "Wait, where are you going?" She asked as Dark walked away.

Something changed in Dark that made Haley uneasy. It might have been a shift in his stance or a small change in his expression, she couldn't really tell what it was but she didn't like it. "You're leaving?" She asked with as little emotion as she could. Clutching the keys a little tighter in her hand she looked up at dark, directly into what she hoped were his eyes, although she couldn't tell through the dark sunglasses. "Don't you think we should stick together, you know, work as a team?" she asked. Sure it might be easier to lay low by himself, but it would be easier to survive as a team.

Kato blinked and missed the fight between dark and the three men in the van.Dark was quite skilled at fighting indeed.He watched as dark suddenly turned violent on haley"Oh no he doesnt"Said kato rushing out and standing in front of haley staring directly at dark"No dark,were keeping the keys and etting the hell out of here.Your welcome to join us but if your not then get lost.I wont let you lay a finger on haley or anybody else for that matter".Kato balled his hand into a fist and held it out in front of him,as he did his fist suddenly became encased in metal,this was his mutation,this was what they did to him.Kato stared down dark showing no signs of fear what-so-ever.

Haley kept her eyes locked with Dark's as he took off his sunglasses. She didn't really know much about him other than what he had said in the past 15 minutes or so. The most important thing she remembered him saying was "I need to get back to my job, murder" Murder? Sure, just about everyone in the lab has killed someone at some point in their life, but she wouldn't exactly call it a job.

She had the keys clutched tightly in her hands, wings at the ready, when Kato stepped between them. Haley thought about pushing him aside, but every guy she had ever met had that protective mindset about them. Every guy except Dark that is. She stepped back and let Kato take control.

It was a solid crew and everyone had some sort of a useful skill, unlike some of the failed experiments she had seen back at the lab. Dark started to walk away but he turned around and agreed to stay with the pack. His fighting skills would come in handy next time the lab's goons came calling for them. Everyone started heading to the van when Syn asked Haley if she was coming. "Yeah, definitely" She said walking back towards the car. Everyone started getting in the back seat so she took shotgun. Partially because no one else had, but mostly because it had it's own door and a window that could open if she needed to get out fast.

"Where to?" She asked.

Luna whatched the whole thing unfold from the fire escape above the others. Dark scared Luna a ton. So it was an amazing sight to watch the others stand up against him. Soon the gang headed to the van and Luna was not about to be left behind. She jumped down from her spot on the railing, landing on the ground and regretting jumping. Luna didn't really get hurt but landing was a problem that she needed to work on. Yeah, she was a cat but when your locked in a small room, there isn't much to climb or jump off. Luna ran over to the van and climbed in the back. She didn't think about how odd it was to the bystanders outside that a group of teens (who just killed/ran from some scientists with guns) were making a getaway in a stolen van. What she was thinking about was she hoped the others didn't mind her sudden apearance. Really, she just wanted to get far from that ghetto.

Kato watched as everybody desided they were going to team up in there own way.kato was hesitant to actually join them,he had no poeple skills and a fear of women.There were three women in the van....three.Kato would die of embarrassment in that van he knew it.But at the same time he knew that if he did not come along dark may hurt the girls or worse"Damn you dark"Said ryder climbing i the back of the van and pulling his hood over his head to hide his face.Kato could drive but he desided he would let dark drive,though the idea of having a maniac at the wheel kinda scared him he stayed silent and kept his mouth shut.He was here simply to keep dark in check"So were we heading anyway dark,not back east i hope"

Kato watched through the back window as syn jumped onto the top of the second van spreading her magnificent wings.He continues to watch as she falls to the pavement rather hard and just laid there as the van runs right into her"NO"Kato yelled out as the van bursted into flames before him"Woah"Was all kato said as syn ended up back in her seat looking only a bit hurt.Kato sat back in his seat with a sigh"Guess she does not need protecting after all,just great she probably thinks i think shes weak"Thought kato pulling his hood farther over his face.

Luna was amazed at what Syn had just done. From her spot in the back seat she saw the van go up in a blazing infirno as it had gotten to close for Luna's comfort. When Syn had returned to the van, Luna saw she was in pain. Mabye not much, but she wasn't about to let that get in the way. "Are you ok?" she asked. She ducked her head a little in case Syn made a lunge for her. How horrible, you might think, but it really was a reflex from being swung at in the labs.

Kato sighed as dark slammed on the breaks acting like a total barbarian.He lurched forward a bit but he was wearing his seat belt and was safe because of it"There is a gas station just down farm road,take a left a this next exit and drive straight until you see it by the corn field ".Ryder cracked his neck and resumed being the silent guy.He this town pretty well considering he had spent the last 4 days here.They were not completely out of town yet,they were in the outskirts and ryder remembered seeing the gas station when he came into town.

Kato sighed looking out the window at the rolling country side.It was such a dull sight even if they were running for there lives.Bored with watching rows of a corn and cows grazing kato decided he should eat.He reached into his backpack and pulled out a bag of chips,ranch flavored.Kato ripped the bag open and began to munch on his snack somewhat enjoying his "Meal".He looked down at his backpack filled with food and water,he was lucky that it was easy for him to fond odd jobs when he traveled from town to town but he wondered just how the others fared when it came to surviving on there own.Kato set his bag of chips down and pulled out two more bags a two bottles of water from his pack before placing a bag and a bottle on syn's lap quietly and turning to do the same for haley.He looked back at luna seeing that she had her own but decided she might find it rude if he did not offer her anything.He reached into his bag again and pulled out another bag of chips and a bottle of water before setting the on the ground in front of luna making sure to avoid eye contact as he did.He might be stuck in this van with them,and they might have been tortured just as badly as he was but he still had a deep fear of women"Keep it together ryder"He thought to himself leaning back in his seat suddenly losing his appetite"There just girls,not aliens.Say something or at least smile for fuc* sakes".Kato wanted to do just that but instead he pulled his hood down farther over his head and stared back out of the window,still nothing but farmland.This was going to be a long journey he could tell.